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Object Number
15-36-10/86438
Display Title
Nose ornament or pin of two dentalium shells with tuft of red woodpecker's scalp drawn into thick end.
Descriptions
Object Description
Nose ornament or pin of two dentalium shells with tuft of red woodpecker's scalp drawn into thick end.
Inventory Description
Ornament, 2 dentalia shells w/ red, black and white feathers inserted in one end
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Dentalium, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 9.9 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (3 7/8 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
86438
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller
James A. Teit
(?)
Collector
James A. Teit
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